Video: Grammy winner reveals all in new memoir

>> home chicago

>> in his new book he talks about his junior friday picking cotton in rural louisiana to redefining how the guitar is played. it is called when i left home, my story and it is an honor and pleasure to have buddy guy with us. thank you so much for joining us.

>> thank you for having me.

>> what finally made you decide to write this book?

>> i think i might be myself and b.b. king may not last two from the era to give you some kind of information straight from the horse's mouth should i say. i had a chance, i was a very young man to come into chicago and play with the late howell and water and sonny boy and i could go on until tomorrow, and that is something that eric calpton looked at me once and said you have something i don't have and i said, that's true, money, and he said no, you played with the greats.

>> all the people that we consider greats, they point to you, the list goes on and on and you were telling me that you never thought as a little boy in louisiana even a kid who fell asleep with his guitar that you had this kbift inside of you.

>> no. when i learned it was like if you play the guitar, you got something very few people got. you didn't find as many people to play instruments back then as now. i have a kid i am promoting and i put him on my record at seven and he just turned 13 and i want to you watch him. you quit listening to me when you see him. you learn how to play back in my days and muddy waters and b.b. king and for the love of music and now you find a young person , i guess they say i better play for the love of money .

>> it was a love of music and also a significant way out. the option staying down south, picking cotton or following your dreams to chicago of all places and making it what it is now which is something to great.

>> yeah, but you know, when i got to chicago i was kind of disappointed because i thought they was doing better than what they were. the jim maries and muddy waters and all of those guys were being ripped off. they wasn't doing as well as we do now.

>> you saw the ugly side much music .

>> yes.

>> and how artists were being taken advantage of.

>> yes.

>> how did you survive. you had clubs and places around the world and people still back in to see you. how did you survive it?

>> i didn't learn anything in school. i learned everything -- my education is the street education . i looked up at walter and b.b. king talked to me and said we was just making it from one gig to the another one. i said, well, i didn't get a high school education but i am going to get one in music, so i just tried to step back and keep my mouth closed and eyes and ears open, and i saw some of the things and i tell every young person now i am not trying to beat you out or nothing, but listen to me, don't go that road.

>> you and the president, did you have that plan in mind? did you know you were going to tell him to sing?

>> no. no. everyone told me he is from chicago .

>> of course.

>> and he may come up and sing sweet home chicago and i saw him make the speech and started to step down and i said, no, you at the apollo theater and you did the al green , come on, give us our hometown stuff, and he smiled and come back and i thought i messed up.

>> you didn't mess up. that was a perfect time. it is such a pleasure. thank you. thank you and i miss chicago very much.

>> thank you for having me.

>> absolutely, sir. we'll be right

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